The Irish standard., 1887-12-17

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a day sounded the praises Of the Vir
gin, and Bancroft is authority for tbt
statement that ':the religious zeal o1
the French bore the cross to the banks
of ST. Mary and the confines of Lake
Superior, and looked wistfully to the
home of Sioux, in the valley of The
Mississippi, FIVE years before the New
England Elliot had addressed the tribe
Of Indians that dwelt within six miles
/ of Boston harbor.' In 1878, when
Father Marquette discovered and ex-
plored the then unknown Mississippi,
| it was the Immaculate Conception
river that he named it, and all along
| the first discovered coasts are to be
found bays, islands and rivers, named
| in Mary's honor and in comnemora-
/ tion OF some of her manifold graces.
It was on the 9Th Of December, the
feast Of the Immaculate Conception,
that Joliet arrived in Quebec; it was
on that of the Purification that De
NoVe was found frozen to death OH the
banks Of the st. Lawrence. still kneel-
ing upright, with the crucitx clasped
in his hands, and it was Oh the feast Of
the Immaculate Conception again
than Chabane} met his death
on the banks Of a small
stl cam, near St. Mary's froro the blow
of an ak in the hands Of an infuriated
Huron. When the Hollanders Of New
York purchased for $40 Bressani's re-
lease from the lroquois, after they had
cruelty tortured him, it was another Of
Mary's holidays That witnessed his re-
lease, and as he himself puts it; II
sang my coming out Of Egypt on the
18th Of August, in the octave Of the
Assumption of the Virgin, whom [
consider the bestower Of my freedom. F"
When the Company OF Montreal was
founded for the conversion Of the saw
ages, it was on the Publication that
M, Oler offered up mass in the Church
OF Notre Dame, in Paris, ''fervently
imploring the Queen Of Angels to bless
their enterprise, and to take the isle OF
Montreal under her holy and most es-
pecial protection" while the old name
Of Montreal was Vile Marie, OF
Mary's City. One Of the eldest churches
of Montreal, that of Bon Secours.
bears the following inscription on its
cornerstone: ''To the all good God, the
Almighty and the Blessed Mary of Good
/ Help, under the title OF The Assumption
the citizens of Vile Marie, most devo-
ted to the veneration Of che Blessed
Virgin Mary. have restored this tenn
Pile, built at first in 1873, Of narrower
dimensions, consumed by flames in 1854
in ampler form. this 30th day of June
1771, the same day the first stone of the
ancient shrine was laid" La Prairie
a village across the river from Mon
treal, has chapel dedicated to the
honor Of the Immaculate Conception
which was built in 1875, while tht
Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep
tion at Quebec was built by Bishol
Montmorenci de Lavel in 1866. This
cathedral is very lofty, with massive
stone arches separating the nave
! from the aisles. Its dimensions at,
ZIG by 1os feet, and it can accom-
nodate 4,000 persons. Tn,
tower and spire are detached from th'
main building. Its interior was de
stroyed by shells during the lombard
ment Of 1853. Near at hand stands tb'
Mercy Hospital, dedicated ''to the blood
Christ poured forth for us, and to th'
Blessed Mother Of Mercy" which wa
built in 1872, and here, in the chapel O
the hospital, after the repulse Of th'
British in 1890, the feast of our Lady O
Victory was established, which feas
twenty-one years later, on the wrecl
of the Boston fleet, was changed to on
Lady of Victories. But it would b
impossible in this brief article to Civ
anything like a full account of Mary
memorials scattered all over the land
| There is not a diocese in America to
day that has not scores upon scores O
churches dedicated in her honor, ant
not a few of those bear the title of tn
Immaculate Conception, which, by TIN
way, is one of the best known and mos
frequented of the many beautiful edl
fees of Catholic worship that are t.
found in this city, and of which tn
/ late venerable Father McElroy, S. j..
was the builder and first pastor.
The nuptials of Mr.. P. Graham ant
Miss Maggie Harbish were solemnizet
at St. Joseph's Churcd, Jordan, on No
vember l6. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Father Benulky, afte,
which a number Of invited guests re
Epaired to the residence OF the bride
where bountiful repast was spread
/ for them. The wish is expressed thai
their happy start in welded life may
i follow them to a ripe old age, and theil
future life be one of love and happiness
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